Attorney General William Barr delivered an emotionally charged speech defending law enforcement this week to the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) for its 64th Biennial Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. FOP is the US’ largest […]

In 1984, as part of Ronald Reagan’s renewed war on drugs, the Drug Enforcement Administration launched Operation Pipeline. This program was inspired by the strategies employed by state troopers in New Mexico who, after pulling […]

After a leak revealed that the British Ambassador to the USA had called Trump “inept, insecure and incompetent” (leading to the ambassador’s resignation and a round of Twitter insults between Trump and senior Tory officials), London’s Metropolitan […]

On any given day, in any police department in the nation, 15 percent of officers will do the right thing no matter what is happening. Fifteen percent of officers will abuse their authority at every […]

When former Baltimore cop Peter Moskos returned to his old beat during a ride-along, the banter was lighthearted until his partner said, “Body camera on.” The mood darkened. “You instantly thought, ‘God, what might I […]

By Lynh BuiAugust 7 at 7:36 PM Two Prince George’s County police commanders have been removed from their posts for implementing an unauthorized program that rewarded officers with time off for increased enforcement. Prince George’s County […]

Hundreds of police departments around the country have partnerships with Amazon’s home surveillance brand Ring. The relationship benefits both sides: the company provides tech and software to law enforcement, and the cops both provide data […]

What’s next for the Second Amendment at SCOTUS? DAMON ROOT | 8.7.2019 10:05 AM (Kevin Dietsch/SIPA/Newscom) The U.S. Supreme Court has not heard a major gun control case since 2010’s McDonald v. Chicago, in which that city’s handgun […]